A Study of Academic Leaders in Two Large Alberta Universities

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dc.contributor.advisorWinchester, Ian
dc.contributor.authorDavalos, Jose Fernando
dc.contributor.committeememberGriffith, Bryant
dc.contributor.committeememberOttman, Jackie
dc.contributor.committeememberBrandon, Jim
dc.contributor.committeememberWirasinghe, Sumedha Chandana
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-05T22:15:04Z
dc.date.available2016-12-05T22:15:04Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractWe know practically nothing about academic leaders, though business leaders are well studied. This qualitative study looks in some detail at academic leadership in two large Western universities, through in depth interviews of a variety of highly successful academic leaders. It includes leaders of research in their disciplinary fields, leaders that are highly respected as outstanding teachers, and leaders that are highly respected as administrators. The study explores the academic and leadership practices of those respected academic leaders, and produces information on their leadership qualities. The analysis of the data obtained in the field established an emerging narrative about academic leadership in general, as well as new and interesting subjects related to the overall academic leadership subject. The resulting narrative also revealed evidence of positive human qualities in the academic leadership of the participants. If spirituality is to be understood as how the XIV Dalai Lama understands it, namely that qualities such as love, compassion, patience, kindness, tolerance, forgiveness and responsibility are the mark of a true spiritual person in a time, then the leaders studied in this work are all truly spiritual in nature.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDavalos, J. F. (2016). A Study of Academic Leaders in Two Large Alberta Universities (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25041en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/25041
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3474
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEducation--Administration
dc.subjectEducation--Adult and Continuing
dc.subjectEducation--Higher
dc.subject.classificationAcademic Leadershipen_US
dc.subject.classificationServant Leadershipen_US
dc.subject.classificationSpiritualityen_US
dc.titleA Study of Academic Leaders in Two Large Alberta Universities
dc.typedoctoral thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Research
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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